Ian Mackenzie is the marketing director of Toronto’s Praxis Theatre, and has been a trailblazer in the theatre corner of … More
Month: December 2008
The passing of a wordsmith: RIP Harold Pinter 10/10/1930-12/24/2008
Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter passed away yesterday from cancer. He was 78. Some words from a legend: Good writing excites … More
The Next Stage loves you
If you can judge the success of a venture on the quality of those who take notice of it, the … More
City Council unanimously approves York Theatre protection!
Reprinted from the Georgia Straight: Vancouver City Council voted unanimously this morning to save the York Theatre, agreeing to a … More
You know, there isn’t enough poetry about arts administration
First, dig this: Live Were Around Me is an intimate, guided tour for an audience of three, a site-specific, roving … More
The Cultch’s last stand to save The York, and how you can help
The Vancouver East Cultural Centre has been battling to save Commercial Drive’s historic York Theatre from demolition, thereby depriving Vancouver … More
Today’s post will be hosted from Toronto
During a visit to China this past Summer I managed to fill a bunch of otherwise-blank space here on TNS … More
John Cleese on creativity
Boundaries of space, boundaries of time. It’s as simple as that. To know how good you are at something requires … More
National Theatre marketing is hip like 1980
And I had planned on blogging all day today. London’s National Theatre is hosting Steppenwolf’s runaway hit August: Osage County … More
PuSh Festival puts out call for volunteers
Whoa, immersed as I have been in our latest production, I totally forgot that the magnificent PuSh International Performing Arts … More
Why theatre will never die
After a brief absence to put his company on the rails, Matt Slaybaugh of Theatreforte returns to the theatre blogoshere … More
This one goes to eleven: Victoria Bidewell
Last week I dealt with my post-play post-partum by going to see somebody else’s work: In the Boom Boom Room, … More
The Art of the Business 11 – What??!? I need another photo shoot?
Last month, I wrote a post on the importance of having a good publicity photo. This month, I talk about … More
